Why eat butter?

 

Why eat butter? 

Check out the  long list of the benefits you receive

 when you include it in your diet:

1. Butter is rich in the most easily absorbable form of Vitamin A necessary for thyroid and adrenal health.
2. Contains lauric acid, important in treating fungal infections and candida.
3. Contains lecithin, essential for cholesterol metabolism.
4. Contains anti-oxidants that protect against free radical damage.
5. Has anti-oxidants that protect against weakening arteries.
6. Is a great source of Vitamins E and K.
7. Is a very rich source of the vital mineral selenium.
8. Saturated fats in butter have strong anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties.
9. Butter is a potent anti-cancer agent, muscle builder, and immunity booster
10. Vitamin D found in butter is essential to absorption of calcium.
11. Protects against tooth decay.
12. Is your only source of an anti-stiffness factor, which protects against calcification of the joints.
13. Anti-stiffness factor in butter also prevents hardening of the arteries, cataracts, and calcification of the pineal gland.
14. Is helps your body absorb minerals.
15. Is a source of iodine in highly absorbable form.
16. May promote fertility in women.³
17. Is a source of quick energy, and is not stored in our bodies adipose tissue.
18. Cholesterol found in butterfat is essential to children's brain and nervous system development.
19. Contains Arachidonic Acid (AA) which plays a role in brain function and is a vital component of cell membranes.
20. Protects against gastrointestinal infections in the very young or the elderly.

          Raw, Organic Butter is the Best
Cultured butter is full of health sustaining good bacteria like lactobacillus planterum, and lactococcus lactis. These microflora are essential for a healthy inner ecosystem.

      

1. From The Skinny on Fats
   http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/skinny.html
   and Why Butter is Better
2. http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/butter.html
3. Fertility Awareness, Food, and Night-lighting
   http://www.westonaprice.org/women/fertility.html and
   High Fat Dairy May Boost Fertility
   http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/printnewsbis.asp?id=74590